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Published online 27 April 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010503-1
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Fear makes worms turn friendly
Genomics reveals what makes some worms prefer to eat in company.
Some worms eat in company. Fear, rather than fellow feeling, may drive them to dine together, research on new-found nervous system genes suggests.
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